Ministry of Health, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Eur J Public Health. 2012 Oct;22(5):704-7. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr125. Epub 2011 Sep 9.
Little is known about the prevalence of tobacco use in Uzbekistan, a country targeted intensively by the international tobacco industry.
A national household survey elicited information about cigarette smoking and nasway use (a form of smokeless tobacco).
Prevalence of past-month smoking and nasway use among men (N=1795) was 19.6% and 22.3%, respectively, and 1.6% and 0.5% among women (N=1831). Among men, smoking was independently associated with Uzbek ethnicity, urban residence, age and occupation; nasway use was associated with rural residence, age, being married and occupation.
The smoking rate in Uzbekistan remains low relative to neighbouring countries, perhaps due to widespread use of cheaper nasway. These findings establish a baseline for future surveys and highlight the importance of smokeless tobacco in assessing overall consumption.
乌兹别克斯坦是国际烟草业的重点目标国家，但人们对其烟草使用的流行情况知之甚少。
一项全国性的家庭调查收集了关于吸烟和鼻烟使用（一种无烟烟草形式）的信息。
在男性（N=1795）中，过去一个月吸烟和使用鼻烟的比例分别为 19.6%和 22.3%，在女性（N=1831）中，这一比例分别为 1.6%和 0.5%。在男性中，吸烟与乌兹别克族裔、城市居住、年龄和职业有关；使用鼻烟与农村居住、年龄、已婚和职业有关。
与邻国相比，乌兹别克斯坦的吸烟率仍然较低，这可能是由于更广泛地使用更便宜的鼻烟所致。这些发现为未来的调查奠定了基础，并强调了在评估整体消费时，无烟烟草的重要性。
